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Anti-Obama Billboard Comparing Obama to Castro Suffers Arson Attempt
Bluegrass Pundit ^ | Friday, August 27, 2010 | Bluegrass Pundit

Posted on 08/27/2010 6:28:37 PM PDT by Askwhy5times

There is an anti-Obama billboard comparing President Obama to Fidel Castro in Gladewater, TX. The billboard has pictures of Obama and Castro with the word "Change" over their heads and "Vote Obama" under their portraits. Off to the right side the text reads "Coming Our Way". Someone poured gasoline at the base and started a fire. The billboard is at the top of a 30-foot-pipe and was undamaged.

KTBB AM600 reported:

GLADEWATER- Fire investigators are looking for the person who they say tried to set an Anti-Obama billboard on fire. KETK reports it happened Sunday morning on Highway 80 in Gladewater.

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TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; Politics
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; achillwind; antiobama; arson; billboard; dissentispatriotic; electionviolence; firstamendment; texas

1 posted on 08/27/2010 6:28:39 PM PDT by Askwhy5times
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To: Askwhy5times

Free speech. I want to see a million billboards like this.


2 posted on 08/27/2010 6:34:43 PM PDT by lookout88 (.combat officer's dad,)
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To: Askwhy5times

I keep forgetting to go by and take a picture of this. I’ll try tomorrow.


3 posted on 08/27/2010 6:35:04 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: Askwhy5times

Nobody ever said that the supporters of Fidel Obama were the sharpest knives in the drawer.


4 posted on 08/27/2010 6:35:19 PM PDT by Howie66 (I can see November from my house.)
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To: Askwhy5times

I thought the left doesn’t like pollution.


5 posted on 08/27/2010 6:35:25 PM PDT by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Combat Economist.)
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To: Askwhy5times

Comparing? He’s worse.


6 posted on 08/27/2010 6:36:20 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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To: Howie66
Obviously, an Amish arsonist.
7 posted on 08/27/2010 6:37:20 PM PDT by JPG (How much taxpayer $ did Mookie blow today?)
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To: Askwhy5times

No surprise. Also would not be surprised to hear that the perps planted a pipe bomb on the premises of the billboard owner.


8 posted on 08/27/2010 6:40:07 PM PDT by markomalley (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
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To: Askwhy5times

Too bad you can't make out the web page from this picture.

9 posted on 08/27/2010 6:45:01 PM PDT by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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To: Askwhy5times
"Fire investigators are looking for the person"

Interesting. Wonder why they're looking for the person. To arrest or congratulate?

10 posted on 08/27/2010 6:46:03 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: JPG

Dam!!

Busted!!


11 posted on 08/27/2010 6:52:19 PM PDT by Howie66 (I can see November from my house.)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

That part of Texas my guess is to investigate. Bet the person of interest is at least from Dallas. That is the closest lib center I can think of. As much as I love Texas, the major cities have liberal infestations. Including my former hometown of Houston.


12 posted on 08/27/2010 7:28:11 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (FUBO! I salute you with the soles of my shoes!)
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To: Askwhy5times

FEEL the love from the Left...


13 posted on 08/27/2010 7:42:04 PM PDT by pabianice
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To: Nateman

What is Fight the Dragon Signs? It is a personal effort to challenge, provoke, and enlighten people through the use of billboard signs about the awful “changes coming their way” by the ruthless socialist agenda of the Obama administration/regime.

fightthedragonsigns.com

14 posted on 08/28/2010 12:35:24 AM PDT by Daaave ( "Was blind, but now I see.")
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To: Daaave

Thanks for the info. How did you know?


15 posted on 08/28/2010 6:36:26 AM PDT by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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To: Nateman
"How did you know?"

Elementary Watson. His name is in the lower right corner of the sign. I googled it.

16 posted on 08/30/2010 10:46:10 PM PDT by Daaave ( "Was blind, but now I see.")
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To: Askwhy5times

One here in Music City compares Bro to Chavez...Hugo the fatigue lefty not the fruit picker one

it’s sponsored by a latino GOP group..on I-40 west near TSU and da hood


17 posted on 08/30/2010 10:48:21 PM PDT by wardaddy (effed up times..)
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To: Daaave

I tried that too. Never could find his website though.


18 posted on 08/30/2010 11:05:00 PM PDT by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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To: Nateman
Pretty sure I found Miller's site like this with the keyword 'billboards.' I may have used the keywords Elmer and Texas also.

google> billboards ellis miller> Billboard fire being investigated as arson - KLTV 7 News kltv.com


19 posted on 08/31/2010 12:24:18 AM PDT by Daaave ( "Was blind, but now I see.")
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